| 8/24 | Beijing--> Urumqi by flight [CZ6902 (14:40-18:20)]. Stay at Xinjiang Grand Hotel (Formerly Holiday Inn).
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| 8/25 | Urumqi--> Heavenly Lake (bus, about 2 hours). Boat ride on lake. Stay in Kazakh yurts.
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| 8/26 | Heavenly Lake--> Urumqi Museum, Xinjiang International Bazaar, Red Hill. Stay at Xinjiang Grand Hotel.
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| 8/27 | Urumqi--> Turpan (bus, 3-4 hours): Emin Minaret (Sugongta), Karez Underground Irrigation System, Jiaohe ruins, Uighur performance. Stay at Oasis Hotel.
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| 8/28 | Thousand Buddha Cabes (Bezeklik Caves), Astana Tombs. Lunch at Shanshan. Bus to Hami. Stay at Hami Hotel.
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| 8/29 | White Stone Pastureland and horseback riding, Tombs of Hami Kings. Stay at Hami Hotel.
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| 8/30 | Hami to Dunhuang by bus. Stay at International Hotel.
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| 8/31 | Early morning camel ride (3.5 hours) to Mogao Grottoes. Mingsha (Singing Sands) Hills and Crescent Moon Spring. Dunhuang--> Xi'an by flight [ZH9708 (18:50-21:20)]. Stay at Hotel Royal.
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| 9/1 | Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing Spring, Banpo Neolithic Village, Bell Tower, City Wall. Stay at Hotel Royal.
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| 9/2 | Provincial Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda, Yangling. Fly back to Beijing [CZ1202 (17:05-18:45)]. |
